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Mounds View City Council October 26, 2009 <br />Regular Meeting Page 15 <br /> <br />award badges. Council Member Mueller informed the Council that the League of Minnesota <br />Cities Board unanimously adopted the recommendation of the Ethics Advisory Panel. <br /> <br /> B. Reports of Staff. <br />1. Finance Quarterly Report. <br /> <br />Finance Director Beer presented the financial report for the quarter ended September 30, 2009. <br /> <br />2. Community Development Quarterly Report. <br /> <br />Community Development Director Roberts presented a summary of community development <br />activities and code enforcement from January through September of 2009, noting activity is <br />within budget. He gave credit to his department staff for incorporation of the quarterly report. <br /> <br /> 3. Electronic Message Board Designs. <br /> <br />Community Development Director Roberts presented the EDA recommended design for the <br />City’s electronic message sign and recommended the Council approve design #6. If approved, <br />JDI Signs & Graphics will update the sign this fall if there are enough 50-degree days to <br />complete the work. If not, JDI will update the sign in the spring of 2010. <br /> <br />The Council discussed the color scheme of the sign. Council Member Stigney expressed concern <br />that the white color scheme will require more frequent maintenance. Following discussion, <br />majority Council consensus was reached to move forward with design #6. <br /> <br /> 4. Public Works Project Updates. <br /> <br />Public Works Director DeBar presented the public works report, commented on work taking <br />place this week, and advised of areas of vandalism that occurred over the weekend. <br /> <br /> 5. Report from the Administrator. <br /> <br />Clerk-Administrator Ericson referenced his written report and announced the vacancies on City <br />commissions and committees with an application deadline of October 30, 2009. <br /> <br />Following discussion of the November work session agenda items, Council consensus was <br />reached to table Item 1, Charitable Gambling License Code Amendment; Item 5, Review and <br />Discuss Possibility of Organized Garbage Collection; and, Item 6, Review Draft of the 2010 Fee <br />Schedule. <br /> <br />C. Reports of City Attorney. <br /> <br />Mayor Flaherty asked about the GM/Saturn bankruptcy issue. Clerk-Administrator Ericson <br />stated it was forwarded to the City Attorney to assure utility bills and other costs were paid in <br />case a lien needed to be filed against the property.